WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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There are no coastal watches or warnings in effect.

DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
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At 400 AM CDT (0900 UTC), the center of Tropical Depression Bill was
located near latitude 31.0 North, longitude 97.1 West. The
depression is moving toward the north near 13 mph (20 km/h). This
general motion is expected to continue today with a turn to the
northeast on Thursday.

Maximum sustained winds are near 35 mph (55 km/h) with higher gusts.
Slow weakening is forecast during the next 48 hours, and the
depression is expected to become a post-tropical low on Thursday.

The estimated minimum central pressure is 1000 mb (29.53 inches).

HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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RAINFALL: Bill is expected to produce total rain accumulations of
4 to 8 inches over eastern Texas and eastern Oklahoma and 3 to 6
inches over western Arkansas and southern Missouri. Isolated
maximum amounts of 12 inches are possible in Texas and Oklahoma.
These rains may produce life-threatening flash floods.

WIND: Wind gusts to tropical storm force are occurring in
rainbands to the east of the center. These gusts should subside
today.

STORM SURGE: Above normal tides along the Upper Texas and Western
Louisiana coasts should subside today.

TORNADOES: A brief tornado or two may occur over parts of eastern
Texas and eastern Oklahoma today and tonight.

NEXT ADVISORY
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This is the last public advisory issued by the National Hurricane
Center on this system. Future information on this system can be
found in Public Advisories issued by the Weather Prediction Center
beginning at 10 AM CDT, under AWIPS header TCPAT2, WMO header
WTNT32 KWNH, and on the web at
http://www.hpc.ncep.noaa.gov/tropical/.